Notes, Critical and Explanatory, on the Holy Scriptures

" Of his house" is not in the text. ,'

G. mpiijjvxi^v vlov. The Vulgate divided the first word, and read v^oiv. The verb means to cool' or refresh. P. " He that maketh too much of his son." Excessive indulgence leads to misconduct, which may expose him to receive wounds, that the father may have to bind up.

G. P. " Or continual sickness." The other words are not in the text.

This verse in the Greek is at the end of chapter xxxvi. "A cheerful and good heart will have a care of his meals and diet." P. Grotius explains it of the attention given to the repast by a man whose mind is free from anxiety.